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2026–2027 Practice Questions & Detailed
Rationales | Nursing Exam Prep
The nurses reviewing clients admission laboratory results. Which of the findings
required further evaluation?
a) Sodium 138
b) Creatinine 1.8
c) Hemoglobin 15
d) Potassium 4.2 -ANSWER- b) Creatinine 1.8
A nurse is providing teaching for a client has a new prescription for methadone.
Which of the phone following client statements indicates need for further
teaching?
a) I understand the methadone tends to slow my breathing
b) I understand the methadone may cause me to have difficulty sleeping
c) I will avoid alcohol while I'm taking this medication
d) I'll change positions gradually especially from lying down to standing -ANSWER-
b) I understand the methadone may cause me to have difficulty sleeping
Which of the following client is appropriate for the nurse to refer to speech
therapy for swallowing evaluation?
a) Premature infant with a poor suck reflex and failure to thrive
b) An older adults who has difficulty taking in fluids
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,c) Adolescent who anorexia who is cachectic
d) A middle aged adults was gastroesophageal reflux disease -ANSWER- b) An
older adults who has difficulty taking in fluids
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following client should nurse
assess first?
a) A client whose benign prostatic hyperplasia and is unable to urinate
b) The client was heart failure and report shortness of breath while ambulating
c) A client who is open cholecystectomy and has green drainage from the T-tube
d) A client whose abdominal pain and is vomiting coffee ground emesis -ANSWER-
d) A client whose abdominal pain and is vomiting coffee ground emesis
A nurse is taking a medication history from client was type II diabetes mellitus is
scheduled for an arteriogram. Which of the following medications to the nurses
instruct the client to discontinue 48 hrs prior to the procedure?
a) Atorvastatin
b) Digoxin
c) Nifedipine
d) Metformin -ANSWER- d) Metformin
The nurses assessing client with posttraumatic stress disorder. Which of the
following findings to the nurse expect to find?
a) Dependence on family and friends
b) Loss of interest in usual activities
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,c) Ritualistic behavior
d) Passive aggressive behavior -ANSWER- b) Loss of interest in usual activities
A nurse working in a long-term care facility is caring for an older adult client has
dementia. The clients often agitated and frequently wanders the halls. Which of
the following intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a) Give the client several choices when scheduling activities.
b) Confront the client regarding unacceptable behavior
c) Maintain Nutritional requirements by offering finger foods
d) Stimulate the client by leaving the television on throughout the day -ANSWER-
c) Maintain Nutritional requirements by offering finger foods
A nurse in an emergency department completes an assessment on an adolescent
client that has conduct disorder. The client threatened suicide to teacher at
school. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the
assessment?
a) Tell me about your siblings
b) Tell me what kind of music you like
c) Tell me how often do you drink alcohol
d) Tell me about your school schedule -ANSWER- c) Tell me how often do you
drink alcohol
A nurse is observing bonding to the client her newborn. Which of following
actions by the client requires the nurse to intervene?
a) Holding the newborn in face position
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, b) Asking the father to change the newborn's diaper
c) Requesting the nurse take the newborn nursery so she can rest
d) Viewing the newborn's actions to be uncooperative -ANSWER- d) Viewing the
newborn's actions to be uncooperative
A nurse is caring for client who is taking levothyroxin. Which of the following
findings should indicate that the medication is effective?
a) Weight loss
b) Decreased blood pressure
c) Absence of seizures
d) Decrease inflammation -ANSWER- a) Weight loss
A nurse is planning discharge teaching for cord care for the parent of a newborn.
Which instructions would you include in the teaching?
a) Contact provider if the cord still turns black
b) Clean the base of the cord with hydrogen peroxide daily
c) Keep the cord dry until it falls off
d) The cord stump will fall off in five days -ANSWER- c) Keep the cord dry until it
falls off
A nurse is assessing a client in the PACU. Which of the following findings indicates
decreased cardiac output?
a) Shivering
b) Oliguria
c) Bradypnea
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2026–2027 Practice Questions & Detailed
Rationales | Nursing Exam Prep
The nurses reviewing clients admission laboratory results. Which of the findings
required further evaluation?
a) Sodium 138
b) Creatinine 1.8
c) Hemoglobin 15
d) Potassium 4.2 -ANSWER- b) Creatinine 1.8
A nurse is providing teaching for a client has a new prescription for methadone.
Which of the phone following client statements indicates need for further
teaching?
a) I understand the methadone tends to slow my breathing
b) I understand the methadone may cause me to have difficulty sleeping
c) I will avoid alcohol while I'm taking this medication
d) I'll change positions gradually especially from lying down to standing -ANSWER-
b) I understand the methadone may cause me to have difficulty sleeping
Which of the following client is appropriate for the nurse to refer to speech
therapy for swallowing evaluation?
a) Premature infant with a poor suck reflex and failure to thrive
b) An older adults who has difficulty taking in fluids
pg. 1
,c) Adolescent who anorexia who is cachectic
d) A middle aged adults was gastroesophageal reflux disease -ANSWER- b) An
older adults who has difficulty taking in fluids
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following client should nurse
assess first?
a) A client whose benign prostatic hyperplasia and is unable to urinate
b) The client was heart failure and report shortness of breath while ambulating
c) A client who is open cholecystectomy and has green drainage from the T-tube
d) A client whose abdominal pain and is vomiting coffee ground emesis -ANSWER-
d) A client whose abdominal pain and is vomiting coffee ground emesis
A nurse is taking a medication history from client was type II diabetes mellitus is
scheduled for an arteriogram. Which of the following medications to the nurses
instruct the client to discontinue 48 hrs prior to the procedure?
a) Atorvastatin
b) Digoxin
c) Nifedipine
d) Metformin -ANSWER- d) Metformin
The nurses assessing client with posttraumatic stress disorder. Which of the
following findings to the nurse expect to find?
a) Dependence on family and friends
b) Loss of interest in usual activities
pg. 2
,c) Ritualistic behavior
d) Passive aggressive behavior -ANSWER- b) Loss of interest in usual activities
A nurse working in a long-term care facility is caring for an older adult client has
dementia. The clients often agitated and frequently wanders the halls. Which of
the following intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a) Give the client several choices when scheduling activities.
b) Confront the client regarding unacceptable behavior
c) Maintain Nutritional requirements by offering finger foods
d) Stimulate the client by leaving the television on throughout the day -ANSWER-
c) Maintain Nutritional requirements by offering finger foods
A nurse in an emergency department completes an assessment on an adolescent
client that has conduct disorder. The client threatened suicide to teacher at
school. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the
assessment?
a) Tell me about your siblings
b) Tell me what kind of music you like
c) Tell me how often do you drink alcohol
d) Tell me about your school schedule -ANSWER- c) Tell me how often do you
drink alcohol
A nurse is observing bonding to the client her newborn. Which of following
actions by the client requires the nurse to intervene?
a) Holding the newborn in face position
pg. 3
, b) Asking the father to change the newborn's diaper
c) Requesting the nurse take the newborn nursery so she can rest
d) Viewing the newborn's actions to be uncooperative -ANSWER- d) Viewing the
newborn's actions to be uncooperative
A nurse is caring for client who is taking levothyroxin. Which of the following
findings should indicate that the medication is effective?
a) Weight loss
b) Decreased blood pressure
c) Absence of seizures
d) Decrease inflammation -ANSWER- a) Weight loss
A nurse is planning discharge teaching for cord care for the parent of a newborn.
Which instructions would you include in the teaching?
a) Contact provider if the cord still turns black
b) Clean the base of the cord with hydrogen peroxide daily
c) Keep the cord dry until it falls off
d) The cord stump will fall off in five days -ANSWER- c) Keep the cord dry until it
falls off
A nurse is assessing a client in the PACU. Which of the following findings indicates
decreased cardiac output?
a) Shivering
b) Oliguria
c) Bradypnea
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